Stefano Nepa

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Stefano Nepa
FIM CEV 2018 Valencia I (22).jpg
Nepa in 2018
NationalityItalian
Born (2001-11-21) 21 November 2001 (age 22)
Giulianova, Italy
Current teamLEVEL UP MTA Team
Bike number82
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto3 World Championship
Active years 2018
Manufacturers KTM
2023 championship position12th (102 pts)
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
980001305

Stefano Nepa (born 21 November 2001) is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer, currently competing in the 2024 Moto3 World Championship for the LEVEL UP MTA Team.

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Career

In his native Italy, Nepa won the CIV PreMoto3 250cc 4-stroke championship in 2014 [1] and competed in the CIV Moto3 championship from 2016 to 2018. [2]

Moto3 World Championship

He moved onto FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship in 2018 while also making a wild-card appearance at Mugello which marked his Grand Prix debut. In the same year, he became a full-time Grand Prix rider when he replaced Makar Yurchenko in the CIP - Green Power team before the Dutch TT. [3] He scored his first championship points at the season finale in Valencia.

In 2019, after starting the season in the FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship and appearing as a wild-card at the Spanish Grand Prix, he replaced Vicente Pérez from the Dutch TT onwards, [4] achieving a best finish of 8th in Thailand. For the 2020 Moto3 season he was signed by Aspar Team as a full-time rider. [5]

Angeluss MTA Team (2022-present)

From 2021 season, Nepa competed for the Angeluss MTA Team.

Career statistics

FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearBike123456789101112PosPts
2016 Mahindra VAL1
19
VAL2
23
LMS
22
ARA
CAT1
CAT2
ALB
ALG
JER1
JER2
VAL1
VAL2
29th6
KTM VAL1
VAL2
LMS
ARA
CAT1
CAT2
ALB
ALG
JER1
18
JER2
23
VAL1
10
VAL2
28
2017 Honda ALB
Ret
LMS
16
CAT1
24
CAT2
15
VAL1
16
VAL2
18
EST
12
JER1
JER1
ARA
VAL1
VAL2
21st26
KTM ALB
LMS
CAT1
CAT2
VAL1
VAL2
EST
JER1
14
JER1
9
ARA
18
VAL1
9
VAL2
11
2018 KTM EST
VAL1
26
VAL2
28
FRA
23
CAT1
5
CAT2
7
ARA
JER1
JER2
ALB
VAL1
23
VAL2
Ret
21st20
2019 KTM EST
22
VAL1
7
VAL2
9
FRA
21
CAT1
Ret
CAT2
7
ARA
JER1
JER2
ALB
VAL1
VAL2
19th25

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

SeasonClassMotorcycleTeamRaceWinPodiumPoleFLapPtsPlcd
2018 Moto3 KTM NRT Junior Team120000435th
CIP Green Power
2019 Moto3 KTM Fundación Andreas Pérez 77
Reale Avintia Arizona 77
1300002425th
2020 Moto3 KTM Aspar Team 1500003820th
2021 Moto3 KTM BOE Owlride1800016318th
2022 Moto3 KTM Angeluss MTA Team1900006418th
2023 Moto3 KTM Angeluss MTA Team20000010212th
2024 Moto3 KTM LEVEL UP MTA Team10000106th
Total980001305

By class

ClassSeasons1st GP1st Pod1st WinRaceWinPodiums Pole FLapPtsWChmp
Moto32018–present 2018 Italy 9800013050
Total2018–present9800013050

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearClassBike123456789101112131415161718192021PosPts
2018 Moto3 KTM QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA
Ret
CAT NED
27
GER
21
CZE
Ret
AUT
27
GBR
C
RSM
17
ARA
22
THA
19
JPN
20
AUS
17
MAL
21
VAL
12
35th4
2019 Moto3 KTM QAT ARG AME SPA
19
FRA ITA CAT NED
20
GER
18
CZE
17
AUT
22
GBR
22
RSM
11
ARA
23
THA
8
JPN
16
AUS
10
MAL
Ret
VAL
11
25th24
2020 Moto3 KTM QAT
22
SPA
12
ANC
14
CZE
10
AUT
15
STY
9
RSM
14
EMI
15
CAT
14
FRA
15
ARA
23
TER
20
EUR
7
VAL
13
POR
19
20th38
2021 Moto3 KTM QAT
18
DOH
16
POR
11
SPA
15
FRA
17
ITA
14
CAT
10
GER
Ret
NED
11
STY
19
AUT
13
GBR
17
ARA
8
RSM
9
AME
11
EMI
5
ALR
16
VAL
6
18th63
2022 Moto3 KTM QAT
13
INA
Ret
ARG
16
AME
13
POR
15
SPA
15
FRA
17
ITA
Ret
CAT
16
GER
15
NED
7
GBR
5
AUT
15
RSM
10
ARA
19
JPN
12
THA
4
AUS
5
MAL
Ret
VAL 18th64
2023 Moto3 KTM POR
7
ARG
6
AME
Ret
SPA
15
FRA
10
ITA
9
GER
9
NED
10
GBR
12
AUT
10
CAT
5
RSM
13
IND
9
JPN
4
INA
10
AUS
12
THA
17
MAL
15
QAT
18
VAL
15
12th102
2024 Moto3 KTM QAT
6
POR AME SPA FRA CAT ITA KAZ NED GER GBR AUT CAT RSM IND INA JPN AUS THA MAL VAL 6th*10*

* Season still in progress.

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References

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